British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill, Uncategorized

$450 dollars for being knocked through a plate glass window? Man, those claimants are ridiculous…

Last year, I was walking down the street when a police car jumped the curb and hit a garbage can. This receptacle flew through the air, striking myself and three others, knocking us all through a plate-glass window of a downtown ice cream shop. Well, of course all four of us sued the city. The cop was texting at the time and not paying attention … Continue reading $450 dollars for being knocked through a plate glass window? Man, those claimants are ridiculous…

Drake ToulouseJuly 28, 2011July 28, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Uncategorized

Independent audit of GCCF? Great, how about BP too?

Rep. Joe Bonner of Alabama, member of the House Appropriations Committee called for an independent audit of the GCCF this week, something many Gulf Coast residents have been wanting to see happen for some time now. Bonner made this request to the Justice Department, and the request has been included in legislation that was approved on Wednesday. “As we approach the one-year anniversary of the creation of the GCCF, … Continue reading Independent audit of GCCF? Great, how about BP too?

Drake ToulouseJuly 16, 2011July 16, 20112 Comments

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Uncategorized

Feinberg Finds a Friend…Harlon Pearce

Sen. Mary Landrieu conducted a recent roundtable discussion, the purpose of which was to get to the bottom of what is going on with the claims process for small business…and something strange happened. Feinberg found a friend. And that new friend is none other than Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board Chairman Harlon Pearce. Though Pearce criticized Feinberg for not giving fishers enough priority in … Continue reading Feinberg Finds a Friend…Harlon Pearce

Drake ToulouseApril 23, 2011April 23, 20114 Comments

British Petroleum, Class War, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Uncategorized

Things are not alright…in the words of Capt. Louis Bayhi…

Via American Zombie…(oops) Meet Capt. Louis Bayhi… Before the spill he had a lucrative business, his health and the health of his family, a home, cars…but now, he’s lost his house, his vehicles and he and his family are staying at a relative’s. He’s also sick, and so are his daughters who came to swim in the waters around Grand Isle, after he was assured … Continue reading Things are not alright…in the words of Capt. Louis Bayhi…

Drake ToulouseApril 16, 2011April 20, 20112 Comments

Barack Obama, Class War, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Housing, Social Work, Uncategorized

And Obama wants a thank you?

When you are the kind of person who believes the rich really don’t need any more of our money, that tax cuts to wealth don’t really create jobs, at least not the kind of jobs where you don’t need two or three of them to survive, and when you also believe that in the tightened economy, its important to help the growing number of people … Continue reading And Obama wants a thank you?

Drake ToulouseApril 12, 2011April 12, 2011Leave a comment

Anarchism, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Class War, New Orleans, Police, Uncategorized

The NOPD report: white man in Jacksonsmith Palais…

I had initially planned to begin and end this post with one simple sentence, “Damn, the NOPD sucks, we knew that, but thanks for spelling it all out for us, in detail, just how much they suck…” But before I hit “publish,” I decided I should perhaps, elaborate on this so I did just that: My former apartment in New Orleans was located at the corner of … Continue reading The NOPD report: white man in Jacksonsmith Palais…

Drake ToulouseMarch 20, 2011March 20, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Uncategorized

Feinberg uses BP money to pay for letter saying he is neutral

Oh man, sometimes this story just writes itself…from the – “are you serious?” file comes this article in the Times Picayune: A spokeswoman for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility told The Associated Press on Thursday that fund czar Ken Feinberg has agreed to pay New York University professor Stephen Gillers for a letter he produced stating that Feinberg is neutral and not subject to BP’s direction or … Continue reading Feinberg uses BP money to pay for letter saying he is neutral

Drake ToulouseDecember 30, 20101 Comment

Uncategorized

One week…

Hey all, got to get focused on a couple of things non-blog related, so I’m going to have to take a short break…one week to be exact, that should about do it… But before I go, Mr. Bob Dudley? Really? No, “climates of fear” aren’t created by the press, they are created when information is controlled and the authorities lose credibility while the people are losing … Continue reading One week…

Drake ToulouseOctober 26, 2010October 26, 20102 Comments

New Orleans Saints, Uncategorized

One More Day…

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Drake ToulouseSeptember 8, 2010September 8, 20102 Comments

British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Thad Allen, Uncategorized

The Static Kill Complete? BP to begin pumping cement into the well.

Thad Allen “granted” permission Wednesday evening for BP to begin cementing the Macondo well now that the static kill is complete. According to BP, the oil has been suppressed and the pressure inside the well is in a “static” condition. Several valves that were in use to regulate the pressure inside the blow out preventer have now been turned off, no longer necessary. Allen stated … Continue reading The Static Kill Complete? BP to begin pumping cement into the well.

Drake ToulouseAugust 5, 2010August 5, 2010Leave a comment